Marilyn E. Wende, a professor at the Univerisity of Florida, holds a sign in protest against recent guidelines for how ICE can operate in public schools at the Alachua County School Board Meeting held at its’ district office in Gainesville, Fla. on April 15, 2025. (Libby Clifton/ WUFT)
Around 30 Gainesville residents – from concerned citizens, parents, teachers and students – gathered at the Matheson Museum on Tuesday to express their concern regarding immigration regulations announced by the Alachua County School Board.
The advocacy group Gainesville Immigrant Neighbor Inclusion Initiative organized a press conference at the Matheson. The lead coordinator for the group, Ethan Maia de Needell, explained how parents say they are worried about sending their children to school claiming they fear for their safety…